April 24, 2025 • 6 mins
7 years after the crime, the man who severely injured a North Carolina Pastor and killed his wife is finally sentenced. Surveillance video proves kidnapping claims false!
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Crime alert. I mean see grace breaking crime needs now.
Tommy Ellington bleeds out in his driveway after being shot twice.
From there, the shooter breaks into Nancy and Reverend Jehan
Alfred's home. The reverend beaten and tied to a bed.
Nancy seventy six, kidnapped and forced to go to a
bank to withdraw money. When she and her kidnapper return home,
(00:21):
the kidnapper sets the home on fire. Nancy Alfred burned alive.
The reverend manages to escape with severe burns Nancy.
Speaker 2 (00:30):
The attackers are identified as Kevin Munn and Lester Kearney
after his arrest. Munn was also implicated in a shooting
just months prior to the home invasion. Tommy Ellington was
found shot to death in his driveway, about a month
after his wife called nine to one one to report
a man with a gun prowling inside their home. Ellington
was the owner of a John Deere dealership, and investigators
(00:52):
believe Munn intended to pull a robbery plot on the Ellingtons,
similar to what befell the Alfords. Munn agrees to a
plead just a few months after his arrest, exchanging testimony
against his accomplice for the barring of the death penalty. However,
Munn was hospitalized during Kearney's trial for an overdose behind
bars and did not testify. Jurors could not reach a
(01:14):
decision on Kearney's guilt, but before he could be retried,
Kearney agreed to an Alfred plea and was sentenced to
thirteen years behind bars. Munn was never sentenced, but last
week attorneys formally entered his guilty please for both murders.
Speaker 1 (01:29):
Kevin Munn guilty first degree murder in both cases, given
two life sentences. Caroline Miller and her two children's shop
in Georgia Walmart. She says a man approached her asking
where to find tailanol, then tries to kidnap her two
year old son. Mahindra Patel, fifty six, arrested on charges
(01:50):
of attempted kidnapping, assault, battery. The glad mom's story convinces
the grand jury to indict him, then shocking security footage
reveals it's not as it seems. In the video, Patel's
briefly seen with Miller and her children, who were riding
in a motorized car, but moments later he's seen with
an employee finding tail and all in a completely different
(02:12):
part of the store. His lawyer says he thought the
child was about to fall, so he reached over to
help reposition the boy on Miller's lap. Prosecutors have been
asked to drop the charges. More Criming Justice news after this.
Speaker 3 (02:29):
Now with the.
Speaker 1 (02:29):
Latest Criming Justice breaking news Crime Onlines.
Speaker 3 (02:32):
John Limley, a South Carolina man, has been sentenced to
life in prison for killing a New Mexico state trooper
who stopped to help him. Jeremy Smith pleaded guilty to
federal charges after shooting Officer Justin Hare on March fifteenth,
twenty twenty four, along I forty near Toukham Cary. Harr
had pulled over to assist Smith with a flat tire.
(02:54):
Moments later, Smith opened fire then stole the patrol car. Hair,
a thirty five year old father, was found fatally wounded
an hour later. The weapon was stolen from a South
Carolina woman, Phoenicia Machado, four, whom Smith is also accused
of murdering. He drove her car across the country before
being caught in Albuquerque two days later. US attorney Ryan
(03:17):
Ellison called Hair a hero and said Smith left quote
a trail of destruction. Smith still faces murder charges in
South Carolina, where the death penalty is possible. In the
wake of a tragic shooting at Florida State University, students
who previously endured the Parkland massacre are voicing strong opposition
(03:37):
to propose changes in Florida's gun laws. Crime Online Sidney
Sumner has more.
Speaker 2 (03:43):
Just days after a deadly shooting at Florida State University,
twenty eight students, many of whom also survived the twenty
eighteen Parkland High School massacre, have penned a letter to
Governor Ron DeSantis urging him to oppose legislation that would
lower the firearm purchase age from twenty one to eighteen.
The current age restriction was enacted following the Parkland tragedy,
(04:03):
where seventeen lives were lost. Jacqueline corn, a co founder
of March for Our Lives and one of the letter's authors,
emphasized the danger of reversing this law, stating it would
be unthinkable and dangerous. The recent FSU shooting involved twenty
year old student Phoenix Ickner, who used his stepmother's former
service weapon to kill two individuals and injure six others.
(04:25):
Near the student union. The victims included campus dining director
Robert Morales and Aramark executive tiru Chaba. Governor Desantist and
some Republican lawmakers support the proposed age reduction, arguing that
individuals eligible for military service should also be allowed to
purchase firearms. However, Florida's Senate President Ben Alberton remains undecided,
(04:48):
expressing the need for careful consideration in consultation with law
enforcement before making a decision.
Speaker 3 (04:54):
The legislative session concludes this week, leading the fate of
the proposed changes on s thanks.
Speaker 1 (05:01):
John Martha ann Overholtzer, sixty six, travels alone on a
commercial tour of the Grand Canyon's south of Rim, Arizona,
reported missing when she fails to return to the bus
after taking a walk near the Grand Canyon visitor Center.
Last seen at the famous lookout Mather Point. Her cell
phones found about three and a half miles away below
(05:21):
the Canyon Rim along Hermit Road, near an area called
the Abyss. The silver haired, blue eyed woman is five two,
one hundred and ten pounds, wearing a long off white coat,
a gray hooded sweatshirt, and carrying a navy blue bag.
If you have seen Martha ann Overholtzer. Please call toll
(05:43):
free eight eight eight six five three zero zero zero nine.
For the latest crime in justice news, go to crime
online dot com and please join us for our daily podcast,
Crime Stories, where we do our best to find missing people,
especially children, and solve unsolved homicides. With this crime alerk I,
(06:03):
Nancy Grace,
Crime alert. I mean see grace breaking crime needs now.
Tommy Ellington bleeds out in his driveway after being shot twice.
From there, the shooter breaks into Nancy and Reverend Jehan
Alfred's home. The reverend beaten and tied to a bed.
Nancy seventy six, kidnapped and forced to go to a
bank to withdraw money. When she and her kidnapper return home,
(00:21):
the kidnapper sets the home on fire. Nancy Alfred burned alive.
The reverend manages to escape with severe burns Nancy.
Speaker 2 (00:30):
The attackers are identified as Kevin Munn and Lester Kearney
after his arrest. Munn was also implicated in a shooting
just months prior to the home invasion. Tommy Ellington was
found shot to death in his driveway, about a month
after his wife called nine to one one to report
a man with a gun prowling inside their home. Ellington
was the owner of a John Deere dealership, and investigators
(00:52):
believe Munn intended to pull a robbery plot on the Ellingtons,
similar to what befell the Alfords. Munn agrees to a
plead just a few months after his arrest, exchanging testimony
against his accomplice for the barring of the death penalty. However,
Munn was hospitalized during Kearney's trial for an overdose behind
bars and did not testify. Jurors could not reach a
(01:14):
decision on Kearney's guilt, but before he could be retried,
Kearney agreed to an Alfred plea and was sentenced to
thirteen years behind bars. Munn was never sentenced, but last
week attorneys formally entered his guilty please for both murders.
Speaker 1 (01:29):
Kevin Munn guilty first degree murder in both cases, given
two life sentences. Caroline Miller and her two children's shop
in Georgia Walmart. She says a man approached her asking
where to find tailanol, then tries to kidnap her two
year old son. Mahindra Patel, fifty six, arrested on charges
(01:50):
of attempted kidnapping, assault, battery. The glad mom's story convinces
the grand jury to indict him, then shocking security footage
reveals it's not as it seems. In the video, Patel's
briefly seen with Miller and her children, who were riding
in a motorized car, but moments later he's seen with
an employee finding tail and all in a completely different
(02:12):
part of the store. His lawyer says he thought the
child was about to fall, so he reached over to
help reposition the boy on Miller's lap. Prosecutors have been
asked to drop the charges. More Criming Justice news after this.
Speaker 3 (02:29):
Now with the.
Speaker 1 (02:29):
Latest Criming Justice breaking news Crime Onlines.
Speaker 3 (02:32):
John Limley, a South Carolina man, has been sentenced to
life in prison for killing a New Mexico state trooper
who stopped to help him. Jeremy Smith pleaded guilty to
federal charges after shooting Officer Justin Hare on March fifteenth,
twenty twenty four, along I forty near Toukham Cary. Harr
had pulled over to assist Smith with a flat tire.
(02:54):
Moments later, Smith opened fire then stole the patrol car. Hair,
a thirty five year old father, was found fatally wounded
an hour later. The weapon was stolen from a South
Carolina woman, Phoenicia Machado, four, whom Smith is also accused
of murdering. He drove her car across the country before
being caught in Albuquerque two days later. US attorney Ryan
(03:17):
Ellison called Hair a hero and said Smith left quote
a trail of destruction. Smith still faces murder charges in
South Carolina, where the death penalty is possible. In the
wake of a tragic shooting at Florida State University, students
who previously endured the Parkland massacre are voicing strong opposition
(03:37):
to propose changes in Florida's gun laws. Crime Online Sidney
Sumner has more.
Speaker 2 (03:43):
Just days after a deadly shooting at Florida State University,
twenty eight students, many of whom also survived the twenty
eighteen Parkland High School massacre, have penned a letter to
Governor Ron DeSantis urging him to oppose legislation that would
lower the firearm purchase age from twenty one to eighteen.
The current age restriction was enacted following the Parkland tragedy,
(04:03):
where seventeen lives were lost. Jacqueline corn, a co founder
of March for Our Lives and one of the letter's authors,
emphasized the danger of reversing this law, stating it would
be unthinkable and dangerous. The recent FSU shooting involved twenty
year old student Phoenix Ickner, who used his stepmother's former
service weapon to kill two individuals and injure six others.
(04:25):
Near the student union. The victims included campus dining director
Robert Morales and Aramark executive tiru Chaba. Governor Desantist and
some Republican lawmakers support the proposed age reduction, arguing that
individuals eligible for military service should also be allowed to
purchase firearms. However, Florida's Senate President Ben Alberton remains undecided,
(04:48):
expressing the need for careful consideration in consultation with law
enforcement before making a decision.
Speaker 3 (04:54):
The legislative session concludes this week, leading the fate of
the proposed changes on s thanks.
Speaker 1 (05:01):
John Martha ann Overholtzer, sixty six, travels alone on a
commercial tour of the Grand Canyon's south of Rim, Arizona,
reported missing when she fails to return to the bus
after taking a walk near the Grand Canyon visitor Center.
Last seen at the famous lookout Mather Point. Her cell
phones found about three and a half miles away below
(05:21):
the Canyon Rim along Hermit Road, near an area called
the Abyss. The silver haired, blue eyed woman is five two,
one hundred and ten pounds, wearing a long off white coat,
a gray hooded sweatshirt, and carrying a navy blue bag.
If you have seen Martha ann Overholtzer. Please call toll
(05:43):
free eight eight eight six five three zero zero zero nine.
For the latest crime in justice news, go to crime
online dot com and please join us for our daily podcast,
Crime Stories, where we do our best to find missing people,
especially children, and solve unsolved homicides. With this crime alerk I,
(06:03):
Nancy Grace,
Host
Nancy Grace
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